Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-06-20

Ambrose SChuirlt OF Jersey CIV VIII
probably never forget bis first visit to the
Poeono region. lie came up afler trout,
aud Jack Walters took him to bright
Brook. aud got him any number of them
This was on Monday. on Tuesday Wal
ters took him % another brook. aud thry
caught lot more trout. These two sue
cesses pleased Mr.. Schufelt - much with
the country that. tired a~ he was on
Tuesday night, be said Yes" % once
when Walters asked him if be- would like
To 90 out and help KIN a coou.
1T ain't iist ezacly the season % year
TO hev much fun with coon.' said Wal
tiers. "but know where wc Mn get one,
sure, an mebbe We won't heb no chance
10 see the spot az IN. "
just after dark Schufclt aud Walters
and one or two mouutaineers started out
AFTER the coon. Walter, lcd the way.
with his two dogs, along the creek. %
the spot known a. Jersey row. The dogs
shifted around through the woods, and in
a short time were heard yelping on to The
right.
They've trecd one g. said Walters.
The party hurried in the direction of
the dogs. II was bright starlight. and
the woods were not thick. 30 that it wac
easy 10 see the way aud make out objects
quite distinctly some distance away
There was but one gun in the party, and
that was carried by Schnfclt Walters
let him have IL 50 that be- might shoot
the coon out Of compliment, be- being
guest. Before they reached the doRs the
yelling was suddenly changed 10 nerce
snarling, showing that the dogs were
lighting with something. Then there
came great crashing in the brush. and
in a few seconds the form of a large ana
NAL was seen advancing right towards
the party OF hunters.
a bar by gravy" shouted Walter
Instantly there was a scrambIug ln hll
nfrrrfiuu- a. tifv tutfNftH wrfF ubt ihe'sfa
for bear. Scnurit turned and feed right
in the direction Ia which the bear was
going aud be- gave a yell at every jump.
The dogs were right Ia the rear oi thc
bear, and the bear was close iu the rear
OF Schuielt II wasnt right after the
frightened sportsman 40 al la thr sense
he thought Il was, bot was puttIug ln lts
best llcks 10 get away from the d0gs
Schufelt kept on toward The creek lcttIng
his scattered companions know that De-
still lived BY a string Of yells The like of
which had not been heard since tho lndi-
ans made music Ia The woods century
before. Presently, when bear and dogs
were not more than ten feet behiud him.
thrashing aud yelping through the brush
be struck bis foot against d root and fril
headlOng. The bear and dogs came
right on, and The dogs caught Che bear
Just ~ b. was walking over che PROSTATE
sportsman. The next second they were
engaged 10 the Hvelic-t Kind 0f q fight
aud danced about on Schufelt as lf they
were hoeing Il pown AZ "a picnic and b.
was the dancing platform Hair and Dirt
flew, and Scbufclt thought hi- time had
come. Ia "a minute OF 30 ho was able 10
crawl ou. from the bottom ~ the ffacast
bat be was 20 scared that he couIdnt
run, and Topped down at the foot ~ %
tree and yelled bloody murder
BY this time Walters ADD che others
had collected themseiycr. aud hearing
the sound of The tight between che d0g-
and the bear, FASTENED down tp zee f
there was anY show for hand lu.
where The gunf7 yelled Walters, when
be found the sportsman nut aud nol-Y ut
the foot Of the tree. schufcit bad for.
gotten all about the gun, and it was found
that be- bad never let 60 ~ b. aud bad it
safe under him. Walters grabbed O..
and. placing it almost in the bears ear.
let 20, and that settled ne Gght The
whole Top ~ the bears bead aaH blown
on After things bad settled down lit
tie and Scbufelt bad found out that ht
wasn't dead. Walters said that theg
would 20 on now aud 30 get the coon
Bot schufelt said he didnt think D. cared
Tor any more sport that night and so
they went home logging the bear with
them. The Jersey city sp0rtsmans went
back hur4e nerf HaH